Against the sky, aka the upper part, and the antenna if you can get radome
paint, I'd use ghost gray and compass gray - think the colors they paint
fighters. The sky usually isn't blue, but blue/grey
--
73 de KG2V
Charlie
> On Apr 23, 2015, at 1:23 PM, "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
>
> I do not know if paint will make them look less obtrusive. I have seen
> cell towers disguised as trees but none painted with camouflage paint. You
> live in a beautiful island and everyone loves their scenic views. I
> believe at least some of your towers are crankup style. Can you leave
> them retracted when not in use? Could you volunteer to plant some
> shrubbery or trees to block the tower from the view of the person
> complaining?
>
> GL,
> John KK9A
>
>
> To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Camouflage Painting of Towers
> From: Fred Kleber <kleberf@bellsouth.net>
> Reply-to: Fred Kleber <kleberf@bellsouth.net>
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:52:39 +0000 (UTC)
>
> Hi List,
> Does anyone have before & after photos of lattice towers that have been
> painted
> to 'match' the background of terrain / trees behind them? If so, could you
> please send me a 'before' and 'after' photo, as well as the type of paint you
> used? Any other comments, suggestions, ideas, etc. you have would be also
> appreciated.
> Thanks & Very 73,Fred, K9VV
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